H.R. 909 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 327 (174 D, 153 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-09
Introduced: 2025-02-04
Latest action (2026-01-13): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.R. 909 does, in plain terms
Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025 This bill adds a new source of revenue for the Crime Victims Fund (CVF). Specifically, the bill requires certain civil monetary penalties collected from settlements and judgments in cases involving fraud and false claims against the federal government to be deposited into the CVF through FY2029. The CVF supports federal, state, and local programs and activities to compensate and assist victims of crimes. Currently, the CVF is funded by deposits from a variety of sources, including federal criminal fines, penalties, and assessments; forfeited bail bonds; and certain other gifts, donations, and bequests.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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